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While visiting one of our Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) campuses this week for a student forum, I was thrilled when waiting to greet me in the back of the room was an amazing student…
While visiting one of our Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) campuses this week for a student forum, I was thrilled when waiting to greet me in the back of the room was an amazing student…
Glossy college brochures often show smiling young people studying, writing and tailgating at beautiful college campuses. However, not all college students are age 18-22. Students of all ages return to college every year to update…
The block model for academic scheduling is an age-old idea that has recently found international appeal. Wayne Wheeleris director of international programs and services at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
As a community college educator and administrator for more than 28 years, I have worked on meaningful economic and workforce development efforts in Texas and California at the local, regional and state levels. I am…
The gender gap in math and science isn’t going away. Women remain less likely to enroll in math-heavy fields of study and pursue math-heavy careers. This pattern persists despite major studies finding no meaningful differences…
The U.S. Department of Education last Friday released its long-awaited proposed regulations governing how institutions must treat allegations of sexual harassment to be in compliance with Title IX. Community college leaders will want to familiarize…
The American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute includes a focus on institutional finance and fundraising as two of its top themes. Why? AACC President Walter Bumphus has said that…
November 11 marks Veterans’ Day, a day that reminds us of our military veterans, as well as active duty military personnel, who look to our colleges to pursue their academic and career goals. Laurie Quarlesis…
Although all election results are not yet final, the continued Republican control of the U.S. Senate and the Democrats’ securing a majority in the House portends significant shifts in higher education policymaking in Washington, D.C….
Having been at the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and in Washington, D.C., for a few years now, I am privileged to be able to look back at what we have accomplished together and…